英语词汇“pliant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	pliant
释义	Trends of pliant View usage for: pliant (plaɪənt) 1. adjective A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior. Synonyms: impressionable, susceptible, manageable, adaptable More Synonyms of pliant 2. adjective If something is pliant, you can bend it easily without breaking it. ...pliant young willows. Synonyms: flexible, plastic, supple, lithe More Synonyms of pliant pliant in British English (ˈplaɪənt) adjective 1. easily bent; supple a pliant young tree 2. easily modified; adaptable; flexible a pliant system 3. yielding readily to influence; compliant Derived forms pliancy (ˈpliancy) or pliantness (ˈpliantness) noun pliantly (ˈpliantly) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French, from plier to fold, bend; see ply2 pliant in American English (ˈplaɪənt) adjective 1. easily bent; pliable 2. adaptable or compliant SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpliable Derived forms pliancy (ˈpliancy) noun or ˈpliantness pliantly (ˈpliantly) adverb Word origin ME plyande < MFr, prp. of plier: see pliable Examples of 'pliant' in a sentence pliant Softened by the sleet in the ice-cold wind the sand grew muddy and pliant beneath the questing fingers of water. Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2002) He felt the pressure of her pliant body bending, stretching, swaying with the rhythm of the dance. Spellman, Cathy Cash PAINT THE WIND (2002) 1 (adjective) in the sense of impressionable Definition easily influenced She's proud and stubborn under that pliant exterior. Synonyms impressionable susceptible He was unusually susceptible to flattery. manageable adaptable We hope to make the workforce more adaptable and skilled. compliant yielding His personality was sometimes prickly, sometimes yielding. pliable The president was pliable and easily influenced. easily led tractable He could easily manage his tractable younger brother. biddable persuadable influenceable 2 (adjective) in the sense of flexible Definition easily bent pliant young willows Synonyms flexible brushes with long, flexible bristles plastic The mud is as soft and plastic as butter. supple The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. lithe His walk was lithe and graceful. pliable The baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots. tensile bendy ductile bendable Additional synonyms in the sense of adaptable We hope to make the workforce more adaptable and skilled. Synonyms adjustable, flexible, compliant, malleable, pliant, plastic, modifiable, alterable in the sense of lithe Definition attractively graceful and supple in movement His walk was lithe and graceful. Synonyms supple, flexible, agile, limber, pliable, pliant, lissom(e), loose-jointed, loose-limbed in the sense of manageable Synonyms docile, compliant, amenable, submissive, controllable, tractable, governable, tamable Nearby words of pliant plethora pliability pliable pliant plight plod plodder Synonyms of 'pliant' pliant Explore 'pliant' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of plastic Definition capable of being moulded or formed The mud is as soft and plastic as butter. Synonyms pliant, soft, flexible, supple, pliable, tensile, ductile, mouldable, fictile in the sense of pliable Definition easily influenced The president was pliable and easily influenced. Synonyms compliant, susceptible, responsive, manageable, receptive, yielding, adaptable, docile, impressionable, easily led, pliant, tractable, persuadable, influenceable, like putty in your hands in the sense of pliable Definition easily bent The baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots. Synonyms flexible, plastic, supple, lithe, limber, malleable, pliant, tensile, bendy, ductile, bendable in the sense of supple Definition (of a material or object) soft and bending easily without breaking The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. Synonyms pliant, flexible, pliable, plastic, bending, elastic, rubbery, bendable, stretchable in the sense of susceptible Definition easily affected emotionally He was unusually susceptible to flattery. Synonyms responsive, sensitive, receptive, alive to, impressionable, easily moved, suggestible in the sense of tractable Definition easy to control, manage, or deal with He could easily manage his tractable younger brother. Synonyms manageable, obedient, compliant, willing, yielding, tame, amenable, submissive, docile, controllable, biddable, persuadable, governable in the sense of yielding Definition compliant or submissive His personality was sometimes prickly, sometimes yielding. Synonyms submissive, obedient, compliant, docile, easy (informal), flexible, accommodating, pliant, tractable, acquiescent, biddable
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